Thursday, 6 August 2009

Asked about the contract renewal negotiations of Barcelona right wing attacker and Argentinian international Lionel Messi (22) (read more here), the player's father and agent Jorge Messi has said in an interview with Catalan radio station Com Ràdio that he doesn't expect any problems:

"There's nothing new to tell you. We won't start talking before they return from the United States.

Barça is the club Leo feels he has to be with and that's it. Everything is fine, there's a good relationship and there won't be any problem. I know they value Lionel because they've already shown it. Leo is feeling very comfortable at the club and with his team-mates so I can't imagine him at another club. Madrid? I didn't hear anything from there.

He's enjoying the pre-season, he's very motivated to be well prepared for a year that will be complicated, with a lot of games. He might be close to the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World player but he's not obsessed by that. We think he can win it but those trophies depend on other people. It can depend on the mood of the moment of the voters. Every player wants to win them but for Leo, the most important thing is to win things with the team."